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“The first one got under the body armor, in the upper abdomen. The second was right above it, that one hit body armor. One was below the belt. That's the one that broke my femur,” Golson said. “When I fell, I broke my wrist. The fourth (and) went hit me directly in the pocket.”

Even though he was badly injured, Golson was able to calmly radio for help and offer a description of the shooter.

Golson still questions how and why he survived.

“2015 seemed like an open season on law enforcement, across the nation,” he said.

It’s been a long road to recovery for the veteran law enforcement officer, and it’s not over yet, but Golson vows he’ll so what he can to back on patrol.

In July, Cook pleaded guilty to a charge of shooting from a motor vehicle. He will be in prison for at least 18 years.